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V BALING PRESS. No, 263,953.

Patented Sept. 5, 1882.

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BY ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM M. PENN ISTON AND WILLIAM H. PENNISTON, OF FOX,MISSOURI.

PATENT OFFICE.

BAL lNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 263,953, dated September5, 1882.

Application filed June 14, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM M. PENNIS- TONand WILLIAM H. PENNISTON, of Fox, in the county of Ray and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bailing-Presses,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, 1n whlch similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

. Figure 1, Sheetl, is a side elevation of our improvement, partly insection. Fig. 2, Sheet '1, is a plan view of the same, parts beingbroken away. Fig.3, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of a part of the same.Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a sectional end elevation of the same taken throughthe line no a, Fig. 1. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a sectional end elevation ofthe same taken through the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 6, Sheet 2, is asectional end elevation of the same taken through the line 2 2, Fig. 3.

The object of this invention is to improve theconstruction of thepresses for which Let ters Patent No. 155,671 were granted to WilliainHJPenniston, October 6, 1874, in such a manneras to make them morereliable in use a and more effective in operation.

The invention consists ina baling-press constructed with a slot orgroove in the upper side of the rear end of the lever that operates thepressfollower to receive a bar attachedto the end of the hoisting-rope,whereby the said lever will move freely without affecting the verticalposition of the said bar and hoistingropc. The feed-box of the press hasvertical slots in its sides toreeeive pins attached to the beater tolimit the downward movement of the beater. The heater is connected by arope. with the lever that operates the follower, so that the said heaterwill be operated at the proper timesby the movements of the said lever.Thetrip-armisconneetedwith theswingl ing arm to which the hoisting-ropeis attached by a chain to prevent the said trip-arm from moving back toofar upon the trip-wheel. To

the end of the swinging-rope-carrying arm is attached a stop-plate tounderlap the flange of the trip-wheeland prevent the said arm fromrising from the said trip-wheel, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the press-frame, and B is the baling-box, the forward partof which is not shown in the drawings, as there is nothing new in itsconstruction. 0 is the follower by which the material being operatedupon is forced intothe forward end of the baling-box B audcompressedinto a bale.

In the slotted rear end of the follower O is hinged the end of a lever,D, to the opposite sides of which, at a little distance from thefollower G, are hinged the upper ends of two bars, E, the lower ends'ofwhich are hinged to the lower part of the pressframe A by a rod, F, orother suitable means, so that the lever D and the bars E will operate asa toggle-joint to force the follower 0 forward with increased power asit approaches the forward end of its movement. The rear end of the leverD is slotted, or has a deep groove, D, formed in its upper side toreceive the lower end of the bar G, which is hinged in the said grooveor slot D by a pin or bolt, H, passing through it and through the end ofthe said lever, so that the play of the said lever will not interferewith the vertical position and movement of thesaid barGr.

To the upper end of the bar Gr is attached the end of a rope, I, whichpasses over guidepulleys J, pivoted to the top of an upright frame, K,attached to the rear end of the pressframe A, and strengthened in anupright position by braces L, attached to it and to the press-frame A.From the pulleys J the rope I passes to and around a pulley, M, pivotedto a support attached to the lower rear corner of the press-frame A, andpasses thence to and around the trip-wheel N, and its end is. attachedto the outer part of the arm 0. The trip-wheel N is rigidly attached tothe lower part of the upright shaft P, which revolves in hearings in thepower-frame Q, and to the upper end of which is attached the sweep R, towhich the draft is applied. The trip-wheel N is made of such a size thatabout half a revolution of the said wheel will raise the rear end of thelever D to a sufficieut height to withdraw the follower C from thebaling-box B. The inner end of the arm 0 is connected with the uprightshaft P by a strap, S, so that the said arm 0 can swing freely aroundthe shaft P and will not be effected by the revolution of r the saidshaft. The arm 0 is made with a down-' ward project-ion upon the lowerside of its outer end, which passes down across the face of thetrip-wheel N and rests upon the wide flange N, formed upon the lowerside of the said tripwheel. The projection or shoulder of the arm 0should be made of such a depth that the said arm will pass over thestop-pin or shoulder N attached to or formed upon the said wheel N. Thefriction between the projection of the arm 0 and the flange N of thetripwheel N may be lessened by a roller pivoted to the said projection.

To the rear side of the inner end of the arm 0 is hinged by a clevis, T,or other suitable means, the inner end of an arm, U, the lower side ofthe outer part of which rests upon the upper edge of the wheel N, so asto be struck by the stop-pin or shoulder N of the wheel N, and made tocarry the arm 0 with it as it is carried forward by the revolution ofthe said wheel, and wind up the rope I, raising the rear end of thelever D and drawing back the follower 0. As the rear end of the lever Dreaches the highest pointof itsmovementthearmUstrikes the inclined bar Vand is raised above the stop-pin N releasing the arms 0 Uand allowingthe said arms to be drawn back by the weight-box \V, suspended from therear end of the lever D, and which acts as a power to force thefollowerO forward to compress the material. The arm U is kept frombeiugraised too high by astop-plate, X, attached to the top of the outerend of the arm 0 and projecting over the said arm U. The arm U is keptfrom being thrown back too far by a short chain, Y, attached to theouter ends of the arms 0 U. The arm 0 is kept from being raised from thewheel N by a stop-plate, Z, attached to the outer end of the said arm 0,and which is bent inward to underlap the flange N of the trip-wheel N,as

shown in Fig. 6.

- vance of the follower O.

The material to be pressed isinserted through an opening, a, in the topof the rear part of the baling-box B, which opening is surrounded uponthe sides and one end by a feed-box, b. Within the feed-box b is placeda heater block, 0, by the descent of which the material placed in thesaid feed-box is forced down into the bailing-box B, to be compressedinto the forward part of the said baling-box by the ad- In the sides ofthe feed-box b are formed vertical slots 01, to receive pins 6, attachedto and projecting from the sides of the beater c, to prevent the saidheater from descending any lower than to bring its lower surface flushwith the inner surface of the top of the-baling-box B, so that thematerial will be forced fully into the said baling-box, and so that thesaid beater will not'be in the way of the follower O in its forwardmovement.

is secured to the said lever. With this con-- struction as the follower0 moves forward the beater 0 is raised to allow more of the substance tobe pressed to be inserted in the feedbox I). As the follower 0 movesback the heater 0 descends and forces the substance in the feed-box 1)down into the baling-box B, ready to be compressed by the next forwardmovement of the said follower.

The power-frame Q, is designed to be made separate from the press-fra1neA, so thatthe said power-frame can be placed at the end or side of thepress-frame, as may be convenient, and can he slid upon the press whenmoving from place to place. With this construction one or two pressescan he worked with one trip-wheel and one hoisting-rope, if desired.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. In a baling-press, the combination, withthe hoisting-rope I and thelever D,-having slot or groove D, of thehinged bar G and the hinging-bolt H, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, whereby the said lever will be free to move without affectingthe vertical position of the said bar and hoisting-rope, as set forth.

2. In a baling-press, the combination, with the feed-box I), havingvertical slots at and the beater c, of the pins e, substantially asherein shown and described, whereby the downward movement of the saidheater is limited, as set forth.

3. In a baling-pres's, the combination, with the heater 0 and the leverD, that operates the follower O, of the ropef, substantially as hereinshown and described, whereby the said heater will be operated at theproper times by the movements of the said lever, as set forth.

4. In a baling-press,.the combination, with the arms 0 and U, of thechain Y, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the armUis kept from passing too far back upon the trip-wheel, as set forth.

5. In a baling-press, the combination, with the rope-arm 0 and theflange N, of the tripwheel N, of the stop-plate Z, substantially asherein shown and described, whereby the said rope-arm is kept fromrising from the said wheel, as set forth.

Witnesses: v E.- 0. BELT,

JOHN REED.

